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KY HB 354

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to homelessness prevention, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 354 pass?

No. KY HB 354 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-21): to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

What is KY HB 354 about?

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to create the homelessness prevention fund to be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for continuum of care funds; specify eligible uses and eligible entities; amend KRS 198A.027 to allow appropriations to be used for homeless initiatives; appropriate $2,000,000 from the budget reserve trust fund to the homelessness prevention fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Who sponsors KY HB 354?

B. Chester-Burton, L. Burke, E. Hancock and 1 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 354.

Description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to create the homelessness prevention fund to be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for continuum of care funds; specify eligible uses and eligible entities; amend KRS 198A.027 to allow appropriations to be used for homeless initiatives; appropriate $2,000,000 from the budget reserve trust fund to the homelessness prevention fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-01-21 — to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • B. Chester-Burtonprimary
  • L. Burkeprimary
  • E. Hancockprimary
  • J. Watkinsprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-21

    to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-13

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-13

    introduced in House

    introduction

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